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Andover MA 01810
www.mksinst.com
Contact:
Bill Casey
[email protected]
MKS' Ophir® Business Unit Introduces Smallest,
Lightest Weight, Continuous Zoom Lens for Drones & UAVs
Andover, MA, May 1, 2017 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of
technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, will announce the
Ophir® LightIR™ compact, continuous zoom lens at the XPONENTIAL show for Unmanned
Systems and Robotics, May 8-11, 2017. LightIR is a lightweight, infrared (IR) thermal imaging
lens for cooled detectors in commercial applications, including drones and unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAV), marine, and handheld devices.
LightIR is a compact, high performance, F/5.5 zoom lens with a focal length of 20-275mm. At
only 264g, it is the smallest, lightest weight, continuous zoom lens on the market. It maintains a
very high zoom ratio over the entire zoom range. A single board controller provides a micro
switch option to select between RS485 and RS232 communications.
According to Yitzhak Raif, General Manager, Ophir Optics Group, "LightIR features an
innovative and unique optomechanical design that combines a lightweight, compact lens with a
special zoom and focus movement.
The end result is the highest IR
thermal imaging performance on the
market, ideal for stabilized payloads in
a variety of drone, UAV, and handheld
devices for commercial applications."
Availability
The LightIR thermal imaging lens is
available for order now with delivery
starting in Q3 2017. OEM prices
available on request.
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Data Sheet: http://www.ophiropt.com/infrared-optics/zoom-lenses/lightir
UAV Applications:
http://www.ophiropt.com/infrared-optics/infrared-optics-applications/xponential
About MKS Instruments
MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) is a global provider of instruments, subsystems and
process control solutions that measure, control, power, monitor, and analyze critical parameters
of advanced manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity. Our
products are derived from our core competencies in pressure measurement and control, flow
measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, residual gas
analysis, leak detection, control and information technology, ozone generation and delivery, RF
& DC power, reactive gas generation, vacuum technology, photonics, sub-micron positioning,
vibration isolation and optics. Our primary served markets include semiconductor capital
equipment, general industrial, life sciences and research. Additional information can be found at
www.mksinst.com.
About the Ophir Brand
With over 40 years of experience, the Ophir brand comprises a complete line of instrumentation,
including power and energy meters and beam profilers. Dedicated to continuous innovation in
laser and LED measurement, the company holds a number of patents, including the R&D 100
award-winning BeamTrack power/position/size meters; BeamWatch®, the industry’s first noncontact, focus spot size and position monitor for lasers in material processing; and Spiricon
Ultracal™, the baseline correction algorithm that helped establish the ISO 11146-3 standard for
beam measurement accuracy. The NanoScan family of scanning-slit technology products are
capable of measuring beam size and position to sub-micron resolution. The Ophir Optics
products include high performance IR thermal lenses and optical elements for the defense,
security, and commercial markets, as well as high quality optics for high power CO2 lasers and 1
micron lasers for cutting, welding, drilling, and 3D printing systems. Ophir is ISO/IEC
17025:2005 accredited for calibration of laser measurement instruments. The company's
modular, customizable solutions serve manufacturing, medical, military, and research industries
throughout the world. For more information, visit http://www.ophiropt.com/.
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Sales Inquiries: [email protected]
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For more information, contact:
PR Office:
Vered Aizenshtat, Marcom Manager, Optics Division
Shari Worthington
Ophir Business Unit
Telesian Technology
Science-Based Industrial Park, Har Hotzvim
49 Midgley Lane
Jerusalem 9145001, Israel
Worcester, MA 01604 USA
Tel: +972-52-2550566
Tel: +1 508-755-5242
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ophiropt.com
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